Let’s learn Microsoft Teams New Features in Early 2023. Microsoft Teams is a popular business communication platform that introduced some new features. The new features enhance users to chat and collaborate easily.
Microsoft Teams Improves Meetings, Chat, and More in this new Updates. Microsoft Teams New features help users to communicate with each other easily. This post will let you know more about recent features included in Microsoft Teams.
Microsoft Teams changed and included some features in this Update. Most of the elements affect Chat and Collaboration. You can chat with individuals or groups of people on Teams.
Microsoft Teams released a New Version in 2023, the Desktop version. The New Version provides many features to Users. The new features ease the day-to-day activities of Teams Users.
What are the New Features of Microsoft Teams?
Microsoft Teams is a Business Collaboration Platform Developed by Microsoft Teams. Teams introduced some Features in this Update. The below list shows the New Features of Microsoft Teams.
1. Chat and Collaboration
2. Meetings
3. Webinar
4. Apps
- New Microsoft Teams Client Experience Teams Admin Center Policy for New Client Rollout
- Enable Disable Meeting Chat In MS Teams Meetings
May Updates of Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams introduced some interesting features on the May Updates. The new features improve users’ ability to access tools, and there are many changes to the Teams Admin Center Navigation. The list below shows new features Microsoft Teams launched to the May Updates.
- Together Emojis
- LinkedIn Profiles
- Speaker Coach(Public Preview)
- Green Screen in Teams Meetings (Public Preview)
- Teams Avatars (Public Preview)
- Auto Install Approved Apps (for Admins)
1. Together Emojis
Together Emoji is the latest feature Microsoft Teams introduced in this Update regarding the National High Five Day celebration. Microsoft Teams was the first to bring the Together Emoji in honor of National High Five Day.
Together Emoji helps users to express a sentiment in the Microsoft Teams Chat. 2 people can do this high five Emoji in a Teams chat, and you can easily send a high five emoji in the Conversion.
When the second person sends back the high-five emojis, two emojis meet and make a Together emoji in the Chat. The below list and Screenshot show how to make Together Emoji in a Teams Chat.
- Microsoft Teams > Chat
- Send a High Five Emoji in the Teams Chat section
- Send back a High Five Emoji in the Chat
2. LinkedIn Profile
In the new Update, Microsoft Teams shows the LinkedIn Profile of a Person in his Profile Card. Searching for a Person on Microsoft Teams will show the LinkedIn logo on their profile Card if they have LinkedIn Account.
This Update helps users easily get a Person LinkedIn account and connect with them. You can easily see this feature by Searching for a Person in Microsoft Teams and Selecting their Profile Card. The below Screenshot shows the LinkedIn Profile of a Person on their Teams Profile Card.
Selecting a person’s LinkedProfile from his Profile card will show the “LinkedIn” Menu in their Chat. You can easily choose the Matching Profiles from the Below Window.
3. Speaker Coach
Speaker Coach on Microsoft Teams helps users to improve their Speaking Skills in Teams Meetings. You can easily Turn on the Speaker Coach option in a Teams Meeting. The below list and Screenshot show how to enable the Speaker Coach option on Teams Meeting.
- Microsoft Teams > More option
- Select the Language and Speech option from the More options
- Click on Turn on Speaker Coach from Language and Speech
After enabling the Speaker Coach option, it will give a notification on your Teams App. The information shows “Speaker coach report available.” The Speaker Coach will be only visible to you.
The below window shows the Speaker Coach Option enabled in the above Meeting. It shows how much time you spent in the Meeting. It helps to improve their speaking skills while meeting.
Speaker coach can be automatically enabled from the below window. The below Screenshot shows the suggestions from your Meeting which helps to improve your speech.
4. Green Screen Settings
Green Screen in Teams Meeting helps the users to improve the sharpness and quality of the virtual background effect. It changes the blur effect around your face, head, ear, and hair—Green Screen in Teams Meeting in Public Preview.
- You can easily select the green screen in the teams meeting by selecting the More option
- And clicking on Video Effects. Select Green Screen Settings from the Video Effects option.
- The below window shows Green Screen settings on Teams Meeting.
5. Teams Avatar
Avatar on Teams helps users to interact easily in meetings without showing their face or background. Most people during the Meeting are turned off the video because of the distraction of showing their faces.
Users can easily turn on their video during the Meeting via Avatar Option. Users are mostly comfortable with turning off their video on Meeting. The below window shows Avatar on Microsoft Teams.
- Microsoft Teams App > App
- Search Avatar on the Search box from the below window
- Select Avatar and Click on Get started
6. Auto Install Approved Apps
It is a facility provided to Teams admins to auto-install apps for users. If the Admins are turned on this feature, permitted users can access admin-approved apps. Users should sign in with Azure Active Directory credentials to add an App on Teams.
April Updates of Microsoft Teams
There are many features included in Microsoft Teams on April Updates. The new features improve the performance of Teams. The New features change the Appearance of Microsoft Teams. The below list shows the New Features of Microsoft Teams on April Updates.
- Updated Files App on Teams
- Video Filters in Teams Meetings
- Meeting Toolbar Changes
- Live Transcriptions
- Leave a Meeting on All My Devices
- Automatic Lowering of Raised Hand in Meeting (Public Preview)
- Ultrasound Howling Detection (Public Preview)
- Video Closed Caption in PoMeetingt Live (Public Preview)
- Teams Premium Timeline Makers
- Disable Chat (for Administrators)
1. Updated Files App on Teams
Microsoft Teams Updated Files App on this new Update. You can easily access the shared files on the Files Menu on Teams. It shows all files shared with you and the date communicated and shared by the person. The below list shows how to select Files Menu on Teams.
- Select the Files option from Microsoft Teams.
- Select the Shared Files option from File Menu.
2. Video Filters in Teams Meeting
Microsoft Teams allows users to change the background for a Teams Meeting. It will change the user interface. You can easily apply video filters in Teams before or during the Meeting. After the Meeting, the video filters in Teams Meetings display a new experience with your camera preview.
- Video Filters can be selected from the More option.
- Select a background from Background Settings
- And select Apply Preview.
3. Meeting Toolbar Changes
Meeting Toolbar is Changed in the New update of Microsoft Teams. Meetings options are shortened in the More option (…) on Microsoft Teams. Meetings options are grouped in the Settings option. The below table shows options, including the Meeting Toolbar of Microsoft Teams.
| Meeting Toolbar Options | Used to |
|---|---|
| Record and transcribe | Helps to record and transcribe Meetings |
| Meeting info | It helps to apply background effects |
| Apply background effects | Allows to access and change the Settings of Meeting |
| Language and speech | It shows information about the Meeting |
| Settings | Helps to access and change the Settings of Meeting |
| Call me | Used to call the person |
| Help | Helps to get any help from Teams |
4. Live Transcriptions
Live Transcription is a facility provided by Microsoft Teams to users. It helps the users to see what is being said in Meeting. This facility is really helpful for users who are deaf or have other hearing problems.
5. Leave a Meeting on All My Devices
Users can easily leave a meeting at any time in Microsoft Teams. Teams now updated the leave option that includes Leave and Leave on all my devices.
It helps users to leave meetings easily from all their devices. The below list and Screenshot show Leave a Meeting on All my devices.
- Microsoft Teams > Leave
- Select Leave on all my devices from the below window
6. Automatic Lowering of Raised Hand in Meeting (Public Preview)
You can easily raise your hand to speak in a Public Preview, which is enabled for Teams. Your hand is automatically lowered when the teams detect that you have talked following raising your hand. The new facility helps the users to keep their hands raised.
7. Ultrasound Howling Detection (Public Preview)
Ultrasound Howling Detection is a great facility Microsoft Teams provides to avoid echo, which quickly increases when more than one person joins a meeting in the same physical Space. Microsoft Teams can detect other devices connected to a meeting and automatically mute instruments.
8. Video Closed Caption in Powerpoint Live (Public Preview)
Microsoft Teams updated Video Closed Captions in PowerPoint Live. It helps to make the video more accessible to people who have disabilities such as deaf or other hearing problems, any language barrier, or other reasons.
9. Teams Premium Timeline Makers
The Teams Premium Timeline Makers can now show meeting recordings personalized. You can only see these when you view the recording. You can easily access that place in the recording. Premium users can access this feature on Teams.
10. Disable Chat (for Administrators)
Disable Chat is a new feature introduced by Microsoft Teams in this latest Update. It is developed for Administrators to disable Chat at the policy level for anonymous or unauthenticated users in Meetings. It helps to avoid distractions from anonymous users.
- New Microsoft Teams Client Faster with Latest Architecture
- Copilot in Teams for Meeting Recap with Personalized Citations from the Transcript
March Updates of Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams also introduced some features in the March Update. The New Features help the users to interact with others using Microsoft Teams easily. The below list shows New features of Microsoft Teams in March Update.
- Chat with Group
- Chat with everyone
- Phone Calls in Activity Feed
- Schedule Send Suggestions
- Intelligent Recap
- Personalized Timeline Makers
- Branded Meetings
- Watermarking
- Virtual Appointments for Teams Premium
- Waitlists
- Custom Registration Start/ End Times
- Virtual Green Room
1. Chat with Group
Microsoft Teams also allows users to chat with the group at any time. You can easily start a chat in the group by selecting a group in Microsoft Teams. It helps to send the same Message to a group of people.
2. Chat with Everyone
Chatting with everyone helps users avoid mentioning people individually in a group chat. You can now say people as @ everyone in a group chat. It helps to share a message with everyone in a group chat.
Microsoft Teams shows all chat and group chats in the Teams App. The below window shows Chat on Microsoft Teams.
3. Phone Calls in the Activity Feed
Microsoft Teams allows users to see call history in the activity feed of Microsoft Teams. It helps the users to see all Meeting notifications and also helps to know if they miss any calls in Teams.
You can easily return their call by clicking on the Call Button. The below window shows Phone Calls in the Activity Feed.
4. Schedule Suggestions
The schedule Send feature helps users schedule and send a message later. It is really helpful for people in another time zone. You can easily send messages at any time.
- Schedule suggestions can be made by selecting a chat in the Teams App and typing your Message. After that, right-click the send button and select the date and time to schedule the Message.
- Click on Send at the scheduled time from the below window then it shows on the below window. You can also prepare files for sending later on the Teams App.
5. Intelligent Recap
Intelligent Recap brings users AI-generated meeting recordings. It is based on PowerPoint Live, which breaks up the Meeting. Presentation Content is used to Break up the session into sections.
6. Personalized Timeline Makers
Personalized Timeline Makers help to indicate when you joined and left the Meeting. It is only possible when you have a Teams Premium license. It helps to find the meeting parts you may have missed quickly.
7. Branded Meetings
Microsoft Teams allows Teams Premium users to configure Branded Meetings. It includes the company logo, colors custom backgrounds for the lobby and Meeting. Customized organizational environments that are available to all premium licensed users.
8. Watermarking
Teams premium license can use watermarking by enabling it from Teams Admins. Organizer’s email address is used as watermarking over the screen sharing in this new Update. It helps to secure confidential data during Meetings.
9. Virtual Appointments for Teams Premium
Virtual Appointment for Teams Premium is the latest feature introduced by Microsoft Teams to users. It helps to get additional feature includes view the meeting queue for all appointments and viewing analytics for your bookings.
You can easily Select the Virtual Appointment option from the Teams App. Select Calendar Menu from Microsoft Teams and click on the drop-down arrow near the New meeting. Click Virtual Appointment from the below Window.
After selecting the Virtual Appointment option, the below window will appear. It shows options such as Show as, Category, Time Zone, Response options, and Sensitivity. You can easily schedule a Meeting and Send it to people.
10. Waitlists
Microsoft Teams allows organizers to enable a registration Waitlist and manual approval function after creating a webinar event. If the Webinar is full, people can sign up for the Webinar.
11. Custom Registration Start/ End Times
Microsoft Teams improves webinar features in this new Update. It helps to customize the start and end times of the Webinar by the host. It helps to participate users in the Webinar quickly.
12. Virtual Green Room
Virtual Green Room is a facility Microsoft Teams provides to users to easily interact with each other while preparing for the event to begin in a virtual green room. It helps the presenters and organizers can simultaneously interact with attendees.
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